The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-02-23
LETTYS DISCOVERY.

II was five o'clock Of bright July af-
ternoon. when Lefty Price came to VII
low farm
It's altogether an adventure said
It ty waving her japanese paraSoI over
her head. e l came, saw, NO: Tn
not altogether certain A. Vet that have
conquered but am going To conquer
Lefty was a young city lady From the
sounds or organs and wheels she had
come ont 10 the country solitude.
I'm tired Of my place at ShoeIace *
Buttons" said she. It's positively
ruinous 20 the complexion To stand all
day long behind counter. and every
one needs a little change What's the
use of a rich old amt in the country if
one can't utilise her. I'd ike to know
Invited Oh, Of course, haven't been
invited Aunt Willow never invites any
one shes misanthrJpic and detesis
Young people-particularly girls, and
more particularly pretty girls. - de-
eidei to invite myself, and You will see
that shall take the fort without show
Of guns. Nobody ever resisted me.
Good-bve, dear Come over 10 vii
lew Farm the day after tomorrow if you
can get ANY your aboriginal relatives
to bring you, and witness my triumph.
+ this Haclmatack station. gynri2 On,
then, It l. all right
And Miss Price kissed her hand effu-
sively to Miss Selma Richfeld, her fellow
saleslady, who chan,ed 70 be travelling
on the same road. but q few few miles
further on, to spend her ten days yac.i-
ton with distant cousins. and vino had
thereby become the coni3ante Of the
pretty Lefty.
For fair she certainly Wa. with pink
and-white cheeks ike French DOH, yell
Iow hair. banged in an infantile fashion
on the FOREHEAD, and white teeth that
shone Ike row Of pearls. whenever she
opened her coral-red lips.
Yes. Lettie Price always Wa pretty
Miss Richfeld reluctantly admitted. But
if ever there was a selfish heartless little
wretch. that wretch l. Lefty Price. she
was always getting the other girls to do
her work, and compelling them 10 bear
her blames and endure her burdens. She
had neither heart nor conscience. And
now she means to settle herself down on
this poor old aunt Of hers, spend all her
mon v. and make her support her in
genteeI idIeness. Hateful little thing,
hope she'll find the aunt match for
her
And Miss Richfeld began 10 gather up
her bags and shawI-straps and parcels To-
gether as the train slowed up for East
Brockton.
Lefty Price walked along tie lane
singing as she went. She had left her
trunk with the >tation-master to be call
ed for and carried only her bag and
scarf and toy-like japanese ParaSoi.
I'm sure shall ike It here remark
ed Lefty to herself pinning a cluster Of
Wild red lilies into her belt which She
had Just gathered
She liked vivid bright flowers they
suited her style.
At that moment light quick figure
swung itself impetuogsly around the
bend of the road and came hurrying
down the hill apparently unconscious Of
her presence.
a girl like myself said Lefty. paus-
ing young not especially pretty. and
crying. Vow. why viii girls be - foolish
as TO spoil their eyes and redden their
noses with-cryingP
Young woman. she cried, in her
sweet unsympathetic voice what j. the
matter And can you tell me, pIease.how
far am from Willow Farm ?"
The girl stopped dashed away hertear
and looked in amazement al the beauti-
ful apparition that seemed to have risen
ont ofthe elm shadows and the clustering
hazel-bushes before her vision.
willow Farm she repeated. You
are going TO IlioW Farm
Lefty nodded her fair sunshiny head
/" Yes She said. Miss Willow Is my
mothers aunt. lam coming To live with
her
Once more the eyes not particularly
pretty. as Lettie had decided, but bright
honest gray, full of soul-lights and earn
estness. were lifted with sort Of terror
to the rose-and-snow fare Of the new
conner.
~oh, don't go there Z" cried Helen
KAYE She Is my aunt, too-my faith
er's wife's sister And I've tried 50 hard
to love her, but she won't let me She
don't mean to be hard, but she is-ah, 30
hard and cruel have been sent away
oh said Lefty, 20 she i eapricious
and crIel-eh =
. l didn't SAY that, cried Helen with
startled face | daresay am to blame,
only-n
"Yes, quite comprehend said Lefty,
STOPPING to pick a golden-heart daisy,
that grew close 10 her feet How far
did you say it was7 Only few steps,
Well I'm awfully glad Of that Its too
warm for walking far